Chapter 4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 4.5

उत्तराफाल्गुनी ह्यद्य श्वस्तु हस्तेन योक्ष्यते। अभिप्रयाम सुग्रीव सर्वानीकसमावृताः॥

uttarāphālgunī hyadya śvastu hastena yokṣyate| abhiprayāma sugrīva sarvānīkasamāvṛtāḥ||

English Meaning

To-day the Northern Phālguni (is in the ascendant); and to-morrow the moon shall be in conjunction with Hasta.* O Sugriva, shall we set our, surrounded by the entire host? *Hastā sprung from Punarvasu is the star of doom, portending death to Rāvana. The Northern Phālguni, is Sita's natal star. The expedition begun during the influence of this star, augurs deliverance to Vaidehi.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)